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We have room in our September 22/23 Wilderness and Remote First Aid program and our September 28-30 Deer Lake Canoe Clinic. Both programs will be held at The Grand Lake Dining Hall, BSA Camp Strake North of Houston, near Conroe, TX. The programs are hosted by The NBO Scout Training Team and BSA Crew-911. They are open to Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, American Heritage Girls, other approved youth organizations and their adult leaders. The American Red Cross WaRFA program is designed…

The 16-hour Leave No Trace Trainer's Course will be offered at Kuester Lodge, Camp Strake, October 5-7, 2012. This is the course required for youth (14+) wishing to fill the position of LNT Trainer within their unit. The course starts at 6:30 Friday evening and ends before noon on Sunday. Please register with Melanie Harrison on the SHAC website. All meals and course materials are included in the registration fee.

2012 Nominating Committee As per National BSA guidelines, 60 to 30 days prior to the District Annual Business meeting, the Nominating Committee is identified to the District. Nominations are received up until 2 weeks before the Annual Business meeting in writing. Positions for nominations are 2013 Members-At-large, District Chairman and Vice-Chairman as well as a recommendation for District Commissioner (this is a non-voted upon position). The 2012 Nominating Committee consists of Tim…

A blast from the past—in code

As a result of the way BSA has changed the way it records the result of the online BSA Youth Protection Training (YPT), the State of Texas has required the BSA modify its processes and procedures for ALL individuals 18 year of age and older that staff, attend, participate or visit long term camps in the State of Texas.

Schedule a ride in a tethered hot-air balloon. The activity, which previously wasn’t approved, was officially OK’d this week by the BSA’s Health and Safety team.

Notice I said tethered hot-air ballooning — not the kind where you ride for miles like the Wizard of Oz. Unlike traditional hot-air ballooning, the tethered variety uses at least three lines connected… Continue